Untamed : The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island

from laytonwoman3rd

A fascinating and troubling read, chronicling the life of Carol Ruckdeschel, a primarily self-taught biologist and naturalist who has spent over 40 years living quite primitively on Cumberland Island, off the coast of Georgia, while attempting to preserve the wilderness ecology in general, and th...

from labdaddy4

At the same time a history of Cumberland Island - a biography of Carol Ruckdeschel - and a ecologial/conservation treatise. The primary figure, Carol Ruckdeschel is a true "force of nature" - a woman of limited formal education but a vast trove of real world experience in the scientific realms of...

from dele2451

An unconventional biography of an unconventional, self-taught woman who becomes one of the world's premier experts on endangered sea turtles and one of their fiercest advocates. Inspiring, entertaining, and educational. Imagine Jane Goodall and Annie Oakley bred and raised a beautiful and mercuri...

from BALE

A unique life and an enchanting island offers the author, Will Harlan, a wealth of material to work with. He approaches his subject matter with care and sensitivity relating to the issues at hand. For those interested in isolated abodes languishing within the wilderness, nature, and a dedicated b...

from untraveller

Almost finished....just a few pages to go, but entering now as right now I have a computer at the K-ville Library. The book read like somewhere between juvenile and adult nonfiction. Simplistic arguments and simplistic narrative lead to an easy read, but not overly provocative. Other than the det...